ISWAP fighters kill five policemen in Dapchi
Jihadists have killed five policemen in an attack on a northern Nigerian town where more than 100 schoolgirls were abducted two years ago, residents said Thursday. Fighters aligned to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in four trucks fitted with machine guns stormed Dapchi town in northeastern Yobe State late on Wednesday, sparking intense fighting […]
Why Boko Haram/ISWAP now target churches, Christians, Lai Mohammed reveals
Soni Daniel, Abuja Relentless and brutal attacks by the Nigerian military against the Boko Haram insurgents and their ally in the Islamic State in West Africa, ISWAP, have forced the terrorists to change their pattern of indiscriminate onslaught on Nigerians and to focus on Christians and churches, Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said. […]
Depressed soldier opens fire on colleagues fighting Boko Haram in Borno
BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI A Corporal of the Nigerian Army serving at the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, located at Malam Fatori went berserk in early hours of 26 February 2020 and opened fire killing 4 of his colleagues before shooting himself. Two of his colleagues were also injured during the […]
Defeating Boko Haram in five easy steps
By Ola Balogun CAN we rely on the Nigerian Armed Forces as presently constituted? There is nothing new under the sun! From time immemorial, the challenge of confronting and defeating non-state military forces that engage in guerilla warfare has been met successfully time and time again. Thus, there is virtually no need to innovate when […]
Insurgency: Army confirms depressed soldier shoots 7, kills self
By Omonobi, Ndahi Marama & David Odama Soldiers at the Nigerian Army Brigade, Malam Fatori, Borno State, currently fighting the Boko Haram insurgency were thrown into mourning, yesterday, as a depressed soldier, who allegedly got information that someone was sleeping with his wife, turned his gun at seven of his colleagues and later shot himself. […]
Troops capture 23 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, 3 killed
**3 bandits killed, 4 arrested; 2 armed robbers arrested in North West **Kidnap kingpin killed, 3 arrested, 3 victims rescued in South-South By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja In furtherance of several clearance operations to rid the northeast of terrorists, troops of the Nigerian Army have captured 23 Boko Haram/ISWAP elements including 2 Amir’s and 5 […]
Leah Sharibu: Security expert laments FG’s failure to secure release 2 years after
By Ebunoluwa Sessou President, Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr. Ona Ekhomu has lamented failure on the part of the Federal Government to secure the release of Boko Haram captive, Leah Sharibu after two years of abduction. Ekhomu in a phone interview with WO said it is worrisome that the government […]
Suspend the Boko Haram rehab Bill
NIGERIANS have received with mixed reactions the Bill which seeks to rehabilitate “repentant” fighters of Islamist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, and others currently waging insurgency wars against the country. The Bill entitled: “National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation and De-radicalisation of Repentant Insurgents in Nigeria” is […]
The will to end Boko Haram menace
By Sunny Ikhioya WITH a firm will, the Boko Haram scourge can be ended within a short time. But do we have the will? Are those in authority willing to stop this war? Are we all not being sentimental about this Boko Haram thing? We have to give it to them: our combined armed forces […]
People Talk: On plans to establish agency for repentant Boko Haram terrorists (2)
By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “I support the Senate on this because they will have it at the back of their minds that whenever they want to quit their old way of life, there is still something out there for them. “As we all know, Boko Haram members are terrorists who kill people […]
Gov. Masari condemns Katsina killings as barbaric, animalistic
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has condemned the recent killings in Tsanwa and Dankar Villages of Batsari Local Government Area of the state as “ignorance, barbaric and animalistic”.
